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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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get out

0(a) The cat could not get / climb out.02br
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00(b) The cat could not come / climb / get out 00from00 the drain.02br
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00(c) The cat could not come / climb / get out 01font00of00 02font00the drain.02br
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00(d) He carried (out) the cat out / out from / out of the drain. 02br
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00(e) He carried (out) the cat from / get out of / get out from the drain. 02br
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00(f) She carried the cat up from the drain.0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10(a) The cat could not get / climb out. [Y]12br 12br 10(b) The cat could not come / climb / get out 10from10 the drain. 11font 10The cat could not come from the drain 11font 10This sentence is correct.

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10(a) The cat could not get / climb out.
  • [Y]12br 12br 10(b) The cat could not come / climb / get out 10from10 the drain.
  • 11font 10The cat could not come from the drain 11font 10This sentence is correct.
  • You cannot use "from" with climb out or get out12font 12font 12br 12br 10(c) The cat could not come / climb / get out 11font 10of10 12font 10the drain.
  • [Y]12br 12br 10(d) He carried (out) the cat out / out from / out of the drain.
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10(a) The cat could not get / climb out. [Y]12br
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10(b) The cat could not come / climb / get out 10from10 the drain. 11font10The cat could not come from the drain 11font10This sentence is correct. You cannot use "from" w
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01cite10Feebs1112cite11blockquote
11cite20Vincent Teo22cite20(d) He carried (out) the cat out / out from / out of the drain. 21font20If a person can get INTO a drain, it would be unlikely that a cat cannot get OUT of it.22font22br
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0I mean, the cat dropped into a deep drain. The 01font00person02font00 can get into the drain, but the cat can't 01font00climb02font00 out. It is possible also. So, how do I correct these sentences above? 02br
00 Ah, now that changes things a bit. First: 01b00to carry something0
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